Best High Schools in South Dakota

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the South Dakota Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 17, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 141)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
461176000116	41	Centerville High School - 01	Public	9-12	610 Lincoln St	Centerville	57014	Turner County	Centerville School District 60-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 563-2291	88	7	13.1	14.8%	82 (93.2%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	$11,208			$364			$10,844	67.9	26.5	109	68
460372000022	42	Arlington High School - 01	Public	9-12	306 S Main St	Arlington	57212	Kingsbury County	Arlington School District 38-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 983-5598	88	9	10	14.8%	81 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$14,339			$91			$14,249	66.9	42.2	87	45
465430000492	43	Parkston High School - 01	Public	9-12	102A S Chapman Dr	Parkston	57366	Hutchinson County	Parkston School District 33-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 928-3368	122	12	10.1	23.0%	112 (91.8%)	2 (1.6%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$13,637			$313			$13,324	66.4	64.9	42	1
466627000610	44	Washington High School - 01	Public	9-12	501 N Sycamore Ave	Sioux Falls	57110	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7970	1,910	120	15.8	38.8%	900 (47.1%)	386 (20.2%)	333 (17.4%)	112 (5.9%)	68 (3.6%)	5 (0.3%)	106 (5.5%)	$10,825			$1,087			$9,739	66.4	40.9	90	46
462550000220	45	Freeman High School - 01	Public	9-12	1001 S Wipf St	Freeman	57029	Hutchinson County	Freeman School District 33-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 925-4214	92	9	10.2	19.6%	80 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	$15,333			$1,088			$14,246	65	37.9	94	49
466045000552	46	Redfield High School - 01	Public	9-12	111 6th Ave E	Redfield	57469	Spink County	Redfield School District 56-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 472-4520	162	14	11.1	17.9%	147 (90.7%)	5 (3.1%)	7 (4.3%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,307			$636			$12,671	62.9	10.6	127	81
464494000405	47	Tri-Valley High School - 01	Public	9-12	46450 252nd St	Colton	57018	Minnehaha County	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 446-3538	276	19	14.2	11.2%	247 (89.5%)	4 (1.4%)	17 (6.2%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$11,249			$655			$10,594	62.6	76.5	24	23
460102801028	48	Selby High School - 01	Public	9-12	108 E Dakota St	Selby	57472	Walworth County	Selby Area School District 62-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 649-7818	52	7	7.8	7.7%	49 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$16,928			$555			$16,374	62.1	62.2	50	2
464878000452	49	Montrose High School - 01	Public	9-12	309 S Church Ave	Montrose	57048	McCook County	Montrose School District 43-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 363-5025	59	6	10.4	20.3%	56 (94.9%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$15,450			$728			$14,722	61.9	97.7	1	48
467699000724	49	Webster Area High School - 01	Public	9-12	102 E Ninth Ave	Webster	57274	Day County	Webster Area 18-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 345-3548	161	12	12.9	16.8%	148 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	$10,914			$525			$10,388	61.9	72.3	27	22

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, Smarter Balanced Assessments Science test scores released by the South Dakota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 17, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the South Dakota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the South Dakota Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.